The Cancer Moonshot Summit happens Wednesday, June 29, 2016, in Washington, D.C. and in satellite locations all over the United States (see DC agenda at bottom of this post). While several members of the cancer hashtag community will be attending, we all have the opportunity to provide input to the Cancer Moonshot (deadline July 1, 2016).

The 5th Anniversary of the beginning of Breast Cancer Social Media (#BCSM)—and the beginning of cancer hashtag communities on the web—happens July 4th!

Our celebration will take the form of several coordinated chats open to everyone, regardless of cancer type.

Wednesday, 6/29:#HCChat will conduct official Moonshot chat (use both #HCChat and #Moonshot hashtags) at noon Eastern Time on the topic “Will the Moonshot lead to the death of cancer?” This chat applies to all types of cancers. Special guest will be Vincent T. DeVita, Jr, MD, who was head of the NCI during Nixon’s Cancer Act and author of “The Death of Cancer.”

Sunday, 7/03:
Our #BTSM Chat (use both #BTSM and #cancerchat hashtags) will host a cross-cancer chat at 9 PM Eastern Time about our hopes and dreams for cancer research and treatment in the future. This is a great way to wrap up the previous week’s chats about Moonshot ideas.

Monday, 7/04:
This is the 5th anniversary of #BCSM and cancer hashtag communities. This is truly a historic event. None of the other cancer hashtag communities would be here if it weren’t for #BCSM. I know that I, personally, owe #BCSM so much for guiding the path to my own personal healing.